AN ACT CONCERNING STATE MARSHALS ELIGIBILITY FOR WORKERS' COMPENSATION WHILE PERFORMING DUTIES ON BEHALF OF THE STATE AND ELIGIBILITY FOR HEALTH INSURANCE WHILE OUT ON CERTAIN LEAVE.

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General Assembly Substitute Bill No. 5274
February Session, 2026

AN ACT CONCERNING STATE MARSHALS ELIGIBILITY FOR
WORKERS' COMPENSATION WHILE PERFORMING DUTIES ON
BEHALF OF THE STATE AND ELIGIBILITY FOR HEALTH INSURANCE
WHILE OUT ON CERTAIN LEAVE.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:

Section 1. Section 5 -142a of the general statutes is repealed and the 1
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2026): 2
Any [high sheriff, chief deputy sheriff, deputy sheriff or special 3
deputy sheriff ] state marshal who suffers death, disability or injury, 4
while in performance of any duty for which he is compensated by the 5
state, shall, for the purposes of section 5 -142 and chapter 568, be 6
presumed to be an employee of the state and shall be compensated by 7
the state in accordance with said section and chapter. 8
Sec. 2. Section 31 -310a of the general statutes is repealed and the 9
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2026): 10
(a) For purposes of compensation the average weekly wage of a 11
supernumerary policeman or state marshal shall be construed to be the 12
average weekly earnings of production and related workers in 13
manufacturing in the state as determined by the Labor Commissioner in 14
accordance with the provisions of section 31-309. 15
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(b) For the purposes of this section, compensation shall not be 16
prorated because of other employment by a supernumerary policeman 17
or state marshal. 18
(c) For the purpose of determining compensation payable under this 19
chapter for death, disability or injury incurred by volunteer police 20
officers, the average weekly wage of such officers shall be the average 21
production wage in the state as determined by the Labor Commissioner 22
under the provisions of section 31-309. 23
Sec. 3. Subsection (l) of section 5 -259 of the 2026 supplement to the 24
general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 25
thereof (Effective October 1, 2026): 26
(l) (1) Effective July 1, 1996, any deputies or special deputies 27
appointed pursuant to section 6 -37 of the general statutes, revision of 28
1958, revised to 1999, or section 6 -43, shall be allowed to participate in 29
the plan or plans procured by the Comptroller pursuant to subsection 30
(a) of this section. Such participation shall be voluntary and the 31
participant shall pay the full cost of the coverage under such plan. 32
(2) (A) Effective October 1, 2025, any state marshal who works as a 33
state marshal for fewer than twenty hours per week, on average, shall 34
be allowed to participate in the plan or plans procured by the 35
Comptroller pursuant to subsection (a) of this section. Such 36
participation shall be voluntary and the participant shall pay the full 37
cost of the coverage under such plan. 38
(B) Effective October 1, 2025, any state marshal who (i) works as a 39
state marshal at least twenty hours per week, on average, on a quarterly 40
basis, (ii) is actively engaged in either (I) service of process under a 41
waiver of fees issued pursuant to section 52-259b, (II) service of process 42
of orders of protection issued pursuant to section 46b -15 or 46b-16a, or 43
(III) service of capias mittimus orders issued by a family support 44
magistrate pursuant to section 46b -231, (iii) certifies to those facts in 45
clauses (i) and (ii) of this subparagraph on forms provided by and filed 46
with the State Marshal Commission on or before the fifteenth day of 47
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April, July, October and January for the preceding calendar quarter, and 48
(iv) does not have access to coverage under a health benefit plan that is 49
available (I) through the employer of such state marshal's spouse, 50
provided such health benefit plan has an actuarial value that is 51
equivalent to or greater than the actuarial value of the plan or plans 52
procured by the Comptroller pursuant to subsection (a) of this section 53
and provides similar access to in -network providers as such plan or 54
plans procured by the Comptroller and is available at an employee 55
premium share, with respect to each class of coverage, that is not greater 56
than the premium shares applicable to active state employees in 57
accordance with the provisions of the State Employees Bargaining 58
Agent Coalition agreement, or (II) through the municipal employees' 59
retirement system established by part II of chapter 113 shall be allowed 60
to participate in the plan or plans procured by the Comptroller pursuant 61
to subsection (a) of this section. Such participation shall be voluntary 62
and the participant shall pay the same amount for the coverage under 63
such plan under the same terms and conditions as active state 64
employees in accordance with the provisions of the State Employees 65
Bargaining Agent Coalition agreement. 66
(C) Any calendar quarter in which a state marshal has been approved 67
for or received benefits pursuant to chapter 568 or section 5 -142 or 31-68
49g, such state marshal shall, in a form and manner prescribed by the 69
State Marshal Commission, submit proof of approval or receipt of such 70
benefits on or before the fifteenth day of April, July, October and 71
January. The Comptroller shall accept such proof as compliance with 72
subparagraphs (B)(i) and (B)(ii). 73
(3) Effective December 1, 2000, any judicial marshal shall be allowed 74
to participate in the plan or plans procured by the Comptroller pursuant 75
to subsection (a) of this section. Such participation shall be voluntary 76
and the participant shall pay the full cost of the coverage under such 77
plan unless and until the judicial marshals participate in the plan or 78
plans procured by the Comptroller under this section through collective 79
bargaining negotiations pursuant to subsection (f) of section 5-278. 80
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This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
sections:

Section 1 October 1, 2026 5-142a
Sec. 2 October 1, 2026 31-310a
Sec. 3 October 1, 2026 5-259(l)

LAB Joint Favorable Subst.
APP Joint Favorable